Day 10 - Beside the Sea
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| In tandem in Santa Barbara |
Our Motel was actually quite a distance from the Ocean but there was a bus into the City which was quite entertaining. We did not want to drive anywhere, anymore. Seemed a lot busier than on my last visit nearly 40 years ago. Still lots of smart shops and plenty of bars. Renting a tandem and pedalling along the coast was the highlight of the day. TW was the stoker and had no brakes but she had pedals and we did rather well. We lunched very nicely in a popular seaside cafe much like the ones at home but the waitresses probably had better legs. It was even warm enough to sit on the beach!
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| Santa Barbara |
American buses are great places for people watching and the ride home from town was a classic. My favourite person was fairly large young Lady carrying an enormous Pizza. She was incredibly polite and said things like, you are a very nice man, to a disabled chap who moved aside so she could put her pizza down.
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| TW went missing on the uphill bike path |
In scholarly terms she might have special needs but could teach the grumps a thing or two, bit of a female Forrest Gump. Across from her was a highly strung chap with dyed hair who clutched his bag as though it had a Million Dollars in it and avoided eye contact with everyone. A nervous Lady boarded and tried to make herself small. The driver was great too, so patient with a homeless chap who was trying to get on the wrong bus.
Back to Peppertree, too cold for the pool. Dinner was at a bakery across the street. Chucks again would have been an extravagance. An odd character in the Bakery marched up and down until the Manager banned him. She received abuse for her trouble.
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| Mystery plant that TW liked |
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| Santa Barbara Beach |
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| Side Street - like the trees in bloom |
Our Motel was actually quite a distance from the Ocean but there was a bus into the City which was quite entertaining. We did not want to drive anywhere, anymore. Seemed a lot busier than on my last visit nearly 40 years ago. Still lots of smart shops and plenty of bars. Renting a tandem and pedalling along the coast was the highlight of the day. TW was the stoker and had no brakes but she had pedals and we did rather well. We lunched very nicely in a popular seaside cafe much like the ones at home but the waitresses probably had better legs. It was even warm enough to sit on the beach!
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